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@ninth States idg-stent @ffice WILLIAM W. TIMMONS, OE RAHWAY, NEWJERSEY, ASSIGNOE TO ALMETH WHITE,Y 0F SAME PLAGE.

Letters .Patent No. 74,453, dated February. 11, v1858.`

IMPROVED SODA-WATER BOTTLES.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM W. TIMMONS, of Railway, int/he county ofUnion, and State of New Jersey, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Soda-Water Bottles, or other vessels for containingbeverage'- iiuids; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whi`ch yFigures 1 and 2 are sectional views of a bottle having my improvement-sattached thereto.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The particular object of this invention is to provide a portablesubstitute for soda-water fountains, but the invention may be applied toother purposes for which it is suitable. It consists of a chamberattached to or forming part of the vessel containing the pure soda-wateror other duid, the said chamber containing the acid preparation, orother ingredient, which escapes therefrom and commingles with thesoda-water, or other fluid, when the latter is being poured out, wherebythe effervescence takes place at that time. l

By this invention, the' expensive fixtures constituting a soda-waterstand or fountain are avoided, and, likewise, the stopper-fastenings ofsoda-water bottles heretofore used, as will hereinafter be shown.

In the drawings, A is the bottle or other vessel used for containing thebeverage-fluid. D is the annular chamber, attached to the neck-part ofthe bottle by means of an exterior shell, m, as shown, which forms,with,

the outer wall of the chamber D in iig. 1, an annular recess, intowhichthe mouth or neck-part of the bottle ts, the same being securedwater-tight by plaster of Paris, or Aother suitable matter.

The contents ofthe bottle have egress through the central cylinder, d,which latter is closed by a stopper, B. This cylinder, d, forms theinner wall of the chamber D, and is perforated in several places for thepurpose of connecting the cavity ofthe chamber with the bottle, wherebythe contents of the chamber will mingle with the outiowing contents ofthe bottle, as aforesaid. An annular cap, a, fitted with a screw-thread,as shown, serves to close the chamber D. This cap is fitted in contactwith the cylinder d, as shown in iig. 1. In tig. 2 the cap screws on tothe cylinder d, and isprovided with a rubber packing-ring, n, as shown,for the purpose of forming a. tight joint with the wall, m. In thisfigure the chamber opens into the orice of the bottle, by means ofslots, c, and in 'both gures a iiangc, t', serves to assist in makingthe' stopper B tight, and preventing the escape downward of the contentsof the chamber when there are any holes or imperfections in the cork, B.This cha-n1a ber may be blown upon the bottle partially or wholly, ormaybe made in other ways than that set forth herein. It also may bclocated upon one side of the neck, or elsewhere. The form presented is,however. the most sym-V metrical, and best adapted to the purposespecified.

I contemplate forming the chamber of glass at the time the bottle ismade, if such can be e'ectually done, but in practice, when a metallicchamber is used, the same should be made with a coating that will resistthe corrosive action of the fluid contained, oribe formed of some metalthat is but slightly attacked by suchi fiuids. Iron chambers are perhapsthe best of the cheap metals, as the products of the action of the acidor other drinkable ingredients are not deleterious to the health, but,on the contrary, the t'herapeutical effect of such product would betonic in its character. 1

Theslots e are completely closed when the stopper B is in place, and, ascifervescence does not take place till the stopper is removed, therewill be no pressure Within the bottle to force the Stopper out. Wires,strings, and other stopper-fastcnings are therefore dispensed with.

To produce the eifervcscing' compound called soda-water, the methodheretofore in use was to force carbonio acid into water, the said acidbcing'obtained from the decomposition of marble-dust by sulphuric acid.This process necessitated an expensive apparatus.

I My improvements provide a simple, cheap, and superior substitute. Thechambers can bemade in any ornamental manner, to present a pleasingeifect. In the bottle is placed any alkaline beverage, as puresodawater, and the stopper fitted to the cylinder. The requisite acid,as tartaric acid, is then placed in the chamber,

when the bottle is ready for use, then orat any future `time.

attached to o. beverage-bottle, all as s et forth.

I design to be vunderstood as not'limiting` myself to the use of myinvention for soda-water bottles merely, but I contemplate itsemployment for all bottles containing beverage-fluids, where itisvdeemed expedient or proper to retain a. portion of the ingredients in@separate chamber, to commingl'e with the outpouring contentsV ofthebottle at the time when it is to be consumed. A

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Aseparatechamber, D, attached to and forming part of ebottle, or similarvessel for containing beveragefluids, substantially as shown anddescribed, for the purpose of causing the contents of the said chamberto commingle with the outowing contents of the bottle, all as set forth.

2. A screw-cap, a, or its equivalent, substantially as shown, and whenused for closing a, chamber, D,

3. The ange z', or its equivalent, substantially as shown anddescribed,r and for the purpose specified, in

combination with the chamber D and stopper B, all 'as set forth.'

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 5th day ofDecember, 1867.

i i WILLIAM W. TIMMONS. Witnesses: i

CVB. THOMPSON, J. A. FRASER.

